Fence-post.



PATENT-ED MAY 8, 1906.

' M. J. MULLARKEY.

FENCE POST. APPLICATION nnnn AU.G.7,1905.

rrnn STATES PATENT orrron.

MICHAEL J. MULLARKEY, OF SHARPSVILLE, INDIANA.

FENCE-POST- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. May 8, 1906.

' Application filed August 7, 1905. Seria1No.273,062.

My invention relates to fenceosts; andits object is to provide a device this character the main portion of which is formed of concrete and which has means .detachably connected to it whereby a fence may be securely fastened in position by means of the ordinary staples or in any other preferred manner.

With the above and other objeotsin view the invention consists of a molded post having holding devices partly embedded therein and projecting therefrom, said devices detacha-bly engaging a strip of wood which is arranged longitudinally upon the post. This wood is adapted to receive sta les or other like securing devices, and whic when worn or broken can be quickly removed andanother one substituted.

The invention also consists in providing a cap which serves to protect the upper end of the post and bind the two parts together at that point.

The invention also consists of the further novel constructions andcombination of parts hereinafter more fully described in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown the preferred forms of my invention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a post embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical section therethrough. Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the post. Fig. 4 is a transverse section through a modified form of post, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of an anchoring member.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is the body of a post, the same being molded, preferably, of sand and cement and tapered from' end to end, its greatest widthbeing at the bottom thereof, whereby when the post is placed within the ground and the soil tamped therearound said post will be firmly protected against accidental displacement. Metallic rods 2 are preferably embedded within the post adjacent the corners thereof and extending throughout the length of the device, and disposed within the post are bolts 3, the heads of which are embedded within the body, so that the bolts cannot be withdrawn after once being placed in position. I These bolts extend from the face of the post, and the projecting portions thereof are screw-threaded and adapted to extend through apertures formed within a wooden strip 4. This strip is arranged on one face of the 0st and extends longitudinally thereof an is adapted to be engaged by staples or other devices ordinarily employed upon wooden posts for fastening fence fabric, &c., thereto. The strip 4 does not extend throughout the length of the post, but

ground. There is t erefore no part of it liable to become rotten through constant contact with the ground. A cap 5, formed of cement, is preferably dis osed upon the upper end of the 0st an has flanges. 6, which overlap said end, so as to prevent moisture from flowing downward between the body 1 and the strip 4.

While I have shown the stri 4 disposed on one face of the post, it will of course be understood that said strip canbe arranged in any desired relation to the body 1, and in Fig. 4 the body is shown with one corner cut away, as at 7, and forming a seat for a cortrier-strip 8, which is held in lace by bolts 9, disposed diagonally within t e body. It will of course be understood that other arrangements may be utilized without .in any way departing from the spirit of the invention.

It will be understood that wooden stri s may be secured to one or more faces of t e post in the manner above described. Moreover, if preferred, the post can be with anchoring means which, as shown m Fig. 5, consists of a strip 10, of wood' or other material, having a centrally-disposed recess 11. This recessed strip is adapted to fit within a recess 12, formed in the lower portion of the post. Two of these strips are promerely from the up er. end thereof to the provided vided, one on each side of the post, and both Q I v 819,783

r A post comprising a: solid artificial stone str'i "s secured within the recesses in the body body, a;- fibrous fportion. extending-through on extending at right angles therefrom. out the width 0 one face thereof and for a, -In testimony whereof I havesigned -my portion of the length oisaid face, means PET-'- name to this specification in the presence of 5 manently embedded within the body end entwo subscribing witnesses. gaging the fibrous portion; a cap secured upon the body and having de ending flanges MICHAEL MULLARKEY overlapping the sides of semi body and the Witnesses: fibrous portion, said body having recesses ad- J. C. HO FMAN,

I0 jacent its lower end, and recessed anohoring-- I. R. GRISHAW. 

